9th Class Social Science Constitutional Design Important Personalities - Constitutional Design

CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN

IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES

1. Nelson Mandela. One of the greatest leaders of the African National movement. He spent 27 years of his life in prison for his opposition to apartheid. He was released in 1990. In 1994, he was elected President of South Africa. He was the first black President of South Africa.

2. Jhaverbhai Vallabhai Patel. A popular leader of the Indian National Movement. He organised a Satyagraha at Bardoli in 1928. He was the Minister of Home, information and broadcasting in the Interim Government. He is known as the Iron Man of India because of his role in the integration of princely states with the Indian Union.

3. Abul Kalam Azad. An educationist, author, theologian and Arabic scholar, he was an active participant in the National Movement. He opposed Muslim separatist politics and later became the Education Minister in the first Union Cabinet.

4. T. Krishnainacliari. An entrepreneur and Congress leader, he was a member of the Drafting Committee. Later, he became the Finance Minister in the Union Cabinet.

5. Rajendra Prasad. A lawyer by profession, he was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1934 and 1939. He was the President of the Constituent Assembly and the first President of the Indian Republic from 1950-1962. He was the author of books like "At the Feet of Mahatma Gandhi" and "India Divided".

6. Jaipal Singh. A sportsman and educationist, he was the captain of the first National Hockey team. Founder President of Adivasi Mahasabha, he also founded the Jharkhand Party.

7. C. Mookherjee. Author and educationist, he was a member of the All India Christian Council and the Bengal Legislative Assembly. Vice-Chairman of the Constituent Assembly, he later became Governor of West Bengal.

8. Durgabai Deshmukh. Advocate and public activist for women's emancipation, she was the founder of the Andhra Mahila Sabha. Later, she became the Founder Chairperson of the Central Social Welfare Board.

9. Baldev Singh. A successful entrepreneur and leader of the Panthic Akali Party in the Punjab Assembly. A Congress nominee in the Constituent Assembly. He later became the Defence Minister.

10. Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi. An advocate, historian and linguist, he later became a Minister in the Union Cabinet. He was also the founder member of the Swatantra Party.

11. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. He championed the cause of the Depressed Classes or Daits. He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly. He played a key role in framing the Indian Constitution.

12. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. Educationist and lawyer, he was Minister for Industry and Supply in the Interim Government. Active in the Hindu Mahasabha, he later became the founder President of the Bhartiya Jansangh.

13. Jawaharlal Nehru. A dynamic leader of the Indian National Movement who infused a new spirit and socialist thought into the National Movement. Prime Minister of the Interim Government, he later became the first Prime Minister of India.

14. Sarojini Naidu. Poetess, writer and political activist, she later became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

15. Somnath Lahiri. Writer and editor, he was the leader of the Communist Party of India. Later, he became a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.